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Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa
I will certainly buy the humidity problem. I do try and I have 2 humidifiers going one in the kitchen and one in the living room. It can be so dry in the winter here. We are having rain now so things are good at the moment. Other wise I will just have to cut them out of there.
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Have you considered placing them in an improvised wardian case over the dry winter months? It will stabilize rh in the growing area and keep your plants happy--something as simple as an aquarium with a sheet of clear plastic across the top will suffice.
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Originally Posted by u bada
That's probably the trickiest thing about catts... repotting them at the right time... especially the species (especially bifoliates! ugh!)... thankfully the hybrids are far easier and more adaptable
however, as already stated, mine hasn't done a thing growth wise how many months into spring and i didn't touch it, repot, move it or anything...
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If it has not done a thing, then I would try changing the culture--I'd also look to see what shape the roots are in. On a side note, if the plant in question has any sophronitis in its parentage, you may not see root growth until the fall, though you should be seeing new vegetative growth at this time.
I don't grow a lot of species catts, but find that when I am "forced" to repot them out of season, I have much more success by removing them from their pots, removing as much media from the root zone as possible (and removing dead/damaged roots at the same time) and placing them bare root in clay pots on the bench. They get watered along with the rest of my collection, but I wait on putting them in media until I see new roots forming. I follow this practice under lights as well and have found that I lose far fewer plants than if I put them into new media at the wrong time of the year.
Just my $.02,
Adam
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